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Bendigo Military Museum
Honour Board - 19TH LINE SECTION HONOUR BOARD WW2, Post WW2
19th Australian Line Section (Signals) WW2. The roll is in 3 sections, two sections fold in from the sides. memorials-honour boards, military history-service records, line -
Bendigo Military Museum
Newspaper - COLLECTION OF NEWSPAPERS, Herald Sun, From 31 Aug 1989 - 19 July 1990
The Herald Sun released this series starting Aug 31, 1989 as a collection item and commemoration of WW2 covered all key events of WW2. The extracts are as per the headlines and by lines of the day.Series of a collection of 55 broadsheet newspaper pages covering the entirety of WW2. Each page is a single sheet broadsheet in black and white, with extracts of actual war articles and photos from key days starting from Sept 2, 1939 with the start of the war in Europe and finishing with final surrender of Japan on August 16th 1945.Headed "MY WAR" from part 1 to part 55 with the Sun News Pictorial heading.herald-sun, ww2, commemoration papers -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photo Album, 1990
Royal cover with 2 gold rectangles. Containing photos of Camp 13 Murchison.Camp 13 POW Murchison WW2murchison, camp 13, pow camps -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Book - WW2, The Home Front
Soft cover with 36 pages text with black and white and coloured photos.Life in Australia WW2. Published in 1990. -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Document, Pocket book
Australian Soldiers Pocket Book Plus photos and 2 Japanese notes.Photographs of beer signs taken in WW2. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Newspaper Article, Vincent Daly, Friday 19 December 2008
Friday 19 December 2008. Heading: Tale of Airman's Survival Finally Told". Double page article prepared by Shepparton News journalist John Lewis on life before, during and after WW2. Features his survival following crash in Scotland.Shepparton News article featuring Vincent Daly 1921 - 1969. A former Tatura (Byrneside) boy - pilot in WW2 as told by his brother Pat. Double page spread with colour photos.vincent daly, pat daly -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Poster
German Aircraft WW2poster -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Photo
WW2 Gun Pitphoto, ww2, army -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Book, Australia in the War of 1939 - 1945. Tobruk and El Alamein, 1953
Official history of WW2 -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Book, Australia in the War of 1939 - 1945. The Japanese Thrust, 1953
Official history WW2 -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Book, Australia in the War of 1939 - 1945. The New Guinea Offensives, 1953
Official history of WW2 -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Book, Australia in the War of 1939 - 1945. The Final Campaigns, 1953
Official history of WW2 -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Book, Australia in the War of 1939 - 1945. Royal Australian Air Force 1939-1942, 1953
Official history of WW2 -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Book, Australia in the War of 1939 - 1945. Air War Against Japan 1943 - 1945, 1953
Official history of WW2 -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Book, Australia in the War of 1939 - 1945. The Government and the People 1939-1941, 1953
Official history of WW2 -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Medal, Service medals
Assorted WW2 medals -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Medal - James Bremner
WW2 group of four39/45 Star, France Germany Star, Defense Medal and War Medal -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Badges British and Italian, Circa WW2
00074.1 Cyclist Corps Badge 00074.2 Italian Badge Engineers. WW2 00074.3 Royal East Kent Hat Badge -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Uniform - Gaiters, Circa WW2
WW2 short gaiters. Canvas with leather strapping and brass buckles.Mixed match pair with one gaiter having leather straps.G..27 L B 42 -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Medals WW2, Post WW2
WW2 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Pacific Star and Defence Medal. Also included is 1945 School Medallion.Unnamed -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Badges Italian, WW2 vintage
WW2 Italian badges on display board 7 small brass shoulder boards 3 large brass shoulder boards -
Bendigo Military Museum
Model - AIRCRAFT RECOGNITION (WW2), C. WW2
Aircraft recognition models were produced and painted flat black and lacked any real surface detail or markings in order to simulate a silhouette. Training purposes for both military personnel and civilians alike.1. & 2. Model Aircraft x 2 made from timber and painted black. 1. Has four engines and appears to be a "Boeing B.17 Flying Fortress", an American heavy bomber WW2. 2. Has twin engines - a "Vickers Wellington", a British, long range medium bomber WW2.Handwritten label with models - grey lead pencil. "Recognition Model used to train pilot and gunner in identification. Top. Boe's B17. Bottom Vickers Wellington". 1. Label on bottom of model - "FORTRESS"military, aircraft, training, ww2 -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Badge, Wallace Bishop, MN Australia, circa 1940
WW2 Merchant Navy Australia, issued by the Commonwealth Government 1940 MN War Service officially-numbered silver lapel badge. A company called Bishop also manufactured badges in Melbourne .Intended as a form of service badge for Australian Merchant Seafarers especially those perhaps serving on the newly armed civilian craft. The term Merchant Navy was coined by King George V in 1919, as recognition of the sacrifice made by merchant seafarers during the First World War.WW2 Merchant Navy war service solid (silver) badge. Initials ‘MN’ enclosed by oval rope motif with crown above. The word ‘Australia’ (UC) displayed beneath. Retains original two-loop lapel fixtures. Officially-numbered 10910 on the back. Inscribed "issued by the Commonwealth Government 1940". "Wallace-Bishop Brisbane".ww2, merchant navy, commonwealth government 1940, badge, war service, australia, mn -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Belt
... ww2--- ...Belt Webbing Light Khakiuniform, ww2---, army -
Chiltern Athenaeum Trust
WW2 WAAAF Photograph and Personnel ID Tags : A.M. Dyson, Circa 1940-1945
WW2 WAAAF : Women's Australian Auxiliary Air Force WW2 Air Force - Australia Ann Marion DysonWW2 WAAAF 1940-1945.1 sepia coloured Photograph of Ann Marion Dyson WW2 WAAAF 2 ID tags : 1 x round and 1 x octagonal in shape. Round on a silver (stainless steel chain) and octagonal on a copper nickel chain. Both tags made of corrosion resistant metal such as nickel alloy. Tags depict Name Ann Marion Dyson, service number 105057, service WAAAF, and religion. Dog Tags : Ann Marion Dyson 105057, WAAAF and R.C. ann marion dyson, ww2 waaaf, australian air force ww2 -
Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Equipment - Canister
This item and it’s associated gas mask (Cat.No. 0096.1) are of a style typical of German WW2 gas mask and connister, but the use of vinyl instead of rubber and the Spanish manufacture of the gas mask suggests post WW2 manufacture. German WW2-style tin gas mask container, with hinged lid with clip. Lid incorporate stowages for anti-fog lenses (2 in grease-proof envelope). Three loops for attaching webbing. Webbing carry straps missing. Olive green paint. Removeable cover from gas mask filter (ref: Cat.No. 0096.1) stowed loose in cannister. -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Report
Report of the Cowra Breakout in WW2documents, 1944, army -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Picture
Picture of Statue of WW2 Diggerphoto, general -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Model Aircraft
Typhoon Night Fighter WW2model -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Poster
Medals & Honours Post WW2poster, general